Ancient Babylonia

Two civilizations started out at the same time and evolved into empires of great similarities, yet compelling differences lie between them.

The first wonderful invention is mathematics which they created base 60 or sexageismal which was used to help form the 360 degree circle and made it so that they can easily trade and make a living. They learned math but only the wealthy students of the priests who were teachers and believed to be the only links to God.

“Babylon Revisited” is a heart felt, beautifully delicate exploration of success, failure and redemption. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses his main character Charlie Wales’ past, present, and desired future to paint a portrait of the things that he feels are the most important in life. Success is examined through the actions of Charlie and his wife during the height of their wealth and the strain that it can cause. Failure is unfolded in Charlie’s loss of wealth and family and finally, redemption is explored through Charlie’s desire to raise his daughter and control his apparent alcoholism.

One of the biggest differences between these two civilizations is their religions. Babylonia had its own religion known as the Babylonian Religion. Within this religion, the people were all polytheistic which means believing in more than just one god. To honor their gods and to worship them, the Babylonians built temple like structures called ziggurats. This was also showed respect towards their gods. Another major part of the Babylonian civilization was the Cuneiform which they adopted from the Sumerians. Cuneiform was the Babylonian writing system. Using a clay tablet and

When drastic times occur and sweep one of everything they own, do they have a plan of action? Will they be prepared for a life without power, resources, and stability? Many times when people are faced with this situation they find themselves unprepared and unable to live in such conditions. They lose the connections with the world, the water they drink is likely to get contaminated, and the scarcity of goods is a threat to themselves and anyone left alive. Everywhere around them there is death and destruction leaving them isolated in their own dystopia. Pat Frank’s Alas, Babylon illustrates a nuclear bomb simulation. In such a way, he gives the readers a taste of isolation and survival needs when facing such drastic times.

Mesopotamia has changed so much through each king/leader of their time. Later Mesopotamia during Hammurabi was changed significantly in many ways. The economic activity was good causing trade to grow and benefit the people in Babylon, and social status was restored. Hammurapi, or Hammurabi, centralized state authority using diplomatic and military skills to become one of the strongest kings in Mesopotamia (textbook pg 94). During this time, culture was very important to the people because they valued the oral tales and written records of earlier Sumerians and Akkadians. Therefore, scribes would copy the ancient texts and preserve their traditions for generations to come (textbook pg 95). Also, during Hammurabi’s time, there was a rise in the economy because people were able to pay taxes in form of commodities such as grains, vegetables, and wool, which the entrepreneurs exchanged for silver through trades (textbook pg 95). This was a great idea because the people were able to pay with their agricultural products, and the entrepreneurs can sell or trade it for silver. This had significantly create more revenues for the state causing trade to flourish during Hammurabi’s time. The

Mesopotamians government had a set of laws. They did not write them down, however. If a citizen broke a rule. Their punishment was based on the crime that they committed. For example, if you killed someone, the government would kill you. Next, Mesopotamia worshipped many gods. This was called polytheism. The builders of Mesopotamia would build ziggurats, or temples, to worship the gods. They would kneel and pray to the gods. They worshipped 7 gods in total.They also built and created their own tools.

Babylonian empire was one of the earliest civilization established, which was located in Mesopotamia that lasted for almost two millenniums. Much of the early history of the Babylon is lost because of rising sea levels over the course of centuries, which has covered the ruins of Old Babylon. The first and most known king of Babylon was Hammurabi.

The four empires of mesopotamia all had a bright future but could not all reign at the same time, so war came upon them and destroyed what they built. All of the civilizations that lived in mesopotamia rose and fell like the flaming sun.

Crafts included the scribes, artisans, artists, and poetic writers. Babylonians, as a whole, were intelligent people, good soldiers, keen traders, and very skillful craftsmen (Cottrell, Page 175). They were able to develop these skills because they enjoyed a Golden age of peace, prosperity, and freedom under the Babylonian Government, but more specifically Hammurabi’s Code. The code of laws put together by Hammurabi gave the Babylonians a very steady environment with an efficient taxing system, and personal affairs were took care of quite well (Ancient History Encyclopedia). As a supplement to the freedom, peace, and prosperity that the Hammurabi’s Code offered, the Babylonians were focused on their religion and worshipping many gods. They would have sacred buildings for certain gods or they were represented through objects. “Babylonia represents a religious and architectural element related to the Kassites cultural background which they integrated into the Babylonian architectural tradition” (Malko, Page 161). The religion that the Babylonians followed was also displayed through literature in poems, hymns, stories, and

First off, the achievements of the Babylonian empire improved a lot of the empires after it. The king, Hammurabi, set up one of the best law systems in all of ancient history! Named after the king, the Code of Hammurabi was created to provide families, governments, and entire cities with the knowledge of how to unify the people. The Code had rules about community, families, crimes, and protection for the people who needed it. There were over 800 laws in the Code, and each of them served a good purpose. As clearly stated, the Code of Hammurabi was a great way to unify his empire and provide protection for his empire. The Babylonian people set an example for many empires and cities to come.

Writing positively affected Mesopotamian civilizations by creating organized societies. An example of this is in Article One. It states, “…making to-do lists…” Instead of the Mesopotamians trying to remember what they needed to do, they organized their time by making to-do lists. Another example on how writing made organized societies is located in Article One, it states “…keep (kept) track of the inflow and outflow of the city’s grain and animal stores…” By keeping track of the inflows and outflows of the grain and animal stores, the Mesopotamians could quickly check what the inflows and outflows were. They would also spend less time on keeping track of the inflows and outflows if they had it written down on paper. Lastly, according to Article

The Age of Hammurabi left a profound impression on the history of Mesopotamia and the evolution of this civilisation. The babylonian king helped to unify disparate smaller kingdoms, intiating an age of territorial rather than city-states. Hammurabi made the city of Babylon one of regional significance, after his death it would remain a religious centre until the first century AD. He created a more centralised administration concerntrating more power within the palace and taking power away from the temples. Hammurabi was particularly renowned for being a just king. His law code would be copied and used as a model for justice for hundreds of years to follow. The babylonian king was also unusually personally involved in his legal system, even

The ability of the Babylonians as well as the Egyptians to conquer an0d maintain their empires was due to a combination of factors. The economic, cultural, as well as religious organization of the two ancient empires, played a significant role in their development. The cultural beliefs and religious practices made people live harmoniously. Notably, the two empires had different beliefs that were, their practices. However, mundane they may seem, and all contributed to the building of their empire. Moreover, the people paid allegiance to their leaders thus the leaders acted as their symbols of unity. Trade was second to agriculture in the economic importance of both empires. Ultimately, the Egyptians and Babylonians won the reputation for having

Babylonian civilization is considered as one of the most important civilizations in the ancient world. The Babylonians took and developed everything after the Sumerians civilization especially in the spiritual realm and in the field of building an integrated civilization. The earlier civilizations had big role in the Babylonians civilization period when Babylonians took all the cuneiform writing, mathematical and astronomical knowledge, in addition to that the method of building cities, dams and etc. they improved all of them. The development of knowledge continued by Babylonian where the Sumerians stop, and the Babylonian built an empire for themselves on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the southern part of Sumer (Iraq). "The first Amuriyahian family has ruled over Babylon in the period (1830- 1530 BC), when Babylon was a mini-states at the time." Then the greatest king of Babylonian Hammurabi appeared in the seventeenth century BC. He established a famous group of laws known by (Hammurabi code).Also he was the king who united this petty States and achieved an important architectural movement in the city of Babylon.